January 1 – February 28, 2025 (9 murders, 4 suicides)
- Date: January 13, 2025 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Chartara Laverta Courtney, 43
Alleged Perpetrator: Willie Wimbley, 47
Relationship: Partner
Town: Harrisburg
County: Cabarrus
Weapon: Firearm - Date: January 18, 2025 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Cathleen Lesniak, 59
Alleged Perpetrator: George Lesniak, 62
Relationship: Spouse
Town: Fuquay-Varina
County: Wake
Weapon: Firearm - Date: January 21, 2024
Victim Name: John Rowe, 73
Alleged Perpetrator: Antonio Rodrigues, 70
Relationship: See note
Town: Raleigh
County: Wake
Weapon: Firearm
Note: John Rowe was the partner of Antonio Rodrigues’ ex-wife Jill Rohner. Rodrigues allegedly killed Rowe in an altercation involving Rohner. - Date: January 22, 2025
Victim Name: Unreleased
Alleged Perpetrator: Clarence Dobbs Pinckney, 68
Relationship: Spouse
Town: Pumpkin Center
County: Lincoln
Weapon: Fatal assault - Date: February 11, 2025 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Whitney Huston, 28
Alleged Perpetrator: Dustin Stephenson
Relationship: Partner
Town: Burlington
County: Alamance
Weapon: Firearm - Date: February 19, 2025 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Maria Julian-Pichardo, 45
Alleged Perpetrator: Rafael Lopez, 51
Relationship: Spouse
Town: Kannapolis
County: Cabarrus
Weapon: Firearm - Date: February 19, 2025 Murder-Suicide
Victim Name: Yamilaine Sosa-Julian, 19
Alleged Perpetrator: Rafael Lopez, 51
Relationship: Step-parent
Town: Kannapolis
County: Cabarrus
Weapon: Firearm
Note: Yamilaine was allegedly killed by Rafael Lopez in an incident in which he also killed her mother/his wife Maria Julian-Pichardo. - Date: February 19, 2025
Victim Name: Rebecca Rene Carter, 41
Alleged Perpetrator: Travis Wynton Huff, 40
Relationship: Partner
Town: Cary
County: Wake
Weapon: Unknown - Date: February 24, 2025
Victim Name: Sandra Cobbler Preston, 77
Alleged Perpetrator: Roger Preston, 81
Relationship: Spouse
Town: Clayton
County: Johnston
Weapon: Firearm
